Local obituaries for Sallisaw, Oklahoma.
Charles "Chuck" Dooty
Feb 3, 2022
Mr. Charles Eric Dooty, 68, passed away on February 3, 2022, at his home in Poteau, OK.
Full obituary to be posted later.
Mary Margret Modlin
Jan 29, 2022
Mary Margret Modlin, 86, entered into eternal rest on January 29, 2022.
Mary was born on August 21, 1935, to Irene Farley and Elbert Johnson.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas Modlin; son, Tommy Baze and wife Gina; daughter, Tammy Baze; granddaughter, Tonya Kelly; adopted family, Brian and Chelsea Darland...
"Holly" Gaylene Cook
Jan 13, 2022
Gaylene Marie Cook, 54, passed from this life on January 13, 2022, in Oklahoma City, OK.
Gaylene was born September 17, 1967, in Sand Springs, OK to George and Geneva Cook. She grew up in Vian, OK. Gaylene, who would later also be known as Holly, graduated from Vian High School in 1985. In 2004 she married...
Kenneth Wayne Raney
Jan 10, 2022
Kenneth Wayne Raney, 55, passed away on January 10, 2022. He was born on December 1, 1966, in Jonesboro, Arkansas.
Kenneth was married to Betty Taylor Raney, the mother of his 4 daughters, for 16 years. They were together for a total of 34 years. He served in the military for almost 14 years and was also...
Manuel David Thomas
Jan 7, 2022
Manuel David Thomas, born on August 18, 1949, passed away on January 7, 2022, at the age of 72 at Baptist Health hospital in Fort Smith, Ar. He is preceded in death by his parents, Norman Ray and Nannie Lea Tatumn-Thomas; nine siblings- Ruth, Jimmie, Sharon, Kathy, Wayne, Norma, Hazel, Marie, Janie, and one grandkid, Bailey Marrissa Thomas. Survivors...
Roberta Ann (Prelesnick) Thomason
Jan 7, 2022
Roberta Ann (Prelesnick) Thomason, 77, of Sallisaw, OK, passed away on Friday, January 7 , 2022, in Ft. Smith, AR.
She was born on September 6, 1944, in Hondo, TX., to Robert L. Prelesnick Sr. and Oma W. (Gibson) Bounds.
Roberta was of the Catholic faith. She was the oldest of three children. Her creative...
Sheila Ann Coatney
Jan 5, 2022
Sheila Ann Coatney, 51, of Sallisaw, OK, passed away on January 5, 2022.
Sheila was born on February 2, 1970, to Aubrey Fred Coatney and Shirley (Martin) Coatney in Sallisaw, OK.
Survivors include children, Ashley Farhman and husband Marshal, Trent Sanders, Abbi Covey; siblings, Larry and Tywanna Coatney, Charles Coatney, Roger and Janet Coatney; grandchildren,...
Olen Earl Hodges
Jan 5, 2022
Olen Earl Hodges passed away on January 5, 2022, at his home in Sallisaw, OK.
Olen loved working with horses, working on farms, fishing, and hunting.
Survivors include his siblings, Orville Dwight Hodges, Hall David Hodges, Donnie Lee Hodges, (Tommy) Thomas Monroe Hodges and wife Bettie Hodges, Laura Rebecca Hodges (Becky), Janie Marie Massengale (Hodges),...
Donald Edmond Mcdaniel
Jan 2, 2022
Donald Edmond McDaniel, 76, of Sallisaw, OK, left this life for a better one on Sunday, January 2, 2022.
Donald was born in Long Beach, CA, on February 3, 1945, to Andrew Jackson McDaniel and Lucille Williams (Franks). He was a veteran of the Navy and lived in Sallisaw for more than 20 years.
Survivors...
Thomas Wayne Choate
Jan 2, 2022
Thomas Wayne Choate, 71, of Vian, OK, passed away on January 2, 2022, in Muskogee, OK.
Tom was born on August 14, 1950, in Marble City, OK, to James Leon Choate and Loriene Kennedy. On June 5, 1970, he married Donna Stephens, the mother of his children. Tom was a Chief Master Sergeant in the United States...
Mark Steven Graham
Jan 1, 2022
Mark Steven Graham, 53, of Sallisaw, OK, passed away on January 1, 2022, in Sallisaw.
Mark was born on May 14, 1968 to Phillip Hobbs Graham and Jo Ann Kimbler in Woodland, CA.
Survivors include his wife, Rebecca Graham of the home; mother and “pops”, Jo Ann Graham and Cleon Harrell of Sallisaw, OK; Father...
Bonnie Taylor
Dec 14, 2021
Bonnie Taylor, 90, of Sallisaw, OK, gained her wings on December 14, 2021, in Roland, OK She was born on June 26th, 1931 to Ralph and Pearl Beam in Gans, OK.
Bonnie married Charles Wayne Taylor on March 20, 1948. She was a homemaker and nurse’s aide. She was of the Christian faith. She was loved and...
Bonnie Jo Ernst
Dec 3, 2021
Bonnie Jo Ernst, 71, passed away on Friday, December 3, 2021, at her home in Vian, OK.
She was born on June 28, 1950, in Peculiar, MO, to Norman and Zelma Schmitter.
Bonnie loved life. She was a wonderful mother, wife, and grandmother. She spent many years with her husband, Carl Allen Duffy. Bonnie spent...
Patricia Ann Fritts
Nov 26, 2021
Patricia Ann Fritts, 79, of Vian, OK, passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021.
Patricia was born on August 5th, 1942 in Carlile, OK to Lonnie Sutterfield and Vera Lowe Sutterfield. Pat was the youngest of 3 children. She had 2 brothers, Lloyd, and Paul Sutterfield. She attended Vian Public Schools. She Married Billy Leon Pack in...
Manuela Chavez
Nov 24, 2021
Manuela Chavez, 65, of Sallisaw, OK passed away on November 24, 2021.
Manuela was born on March 20, 1956, to Ramon Chavez and Guadalupe Arzate, in Mexico.
Survivors include her mother, Guadalupe Arzate; brothers and sisters, Teresa Chavez, Guadalupe Chavez, Ramon Chavez, Arcadio Chavez and Pilar Chavez; children, Raul Flores, Aracely Flores, Lorena Flores, Berenice...
Johnnie Lee Snell
Nov 12, 2021
Johnnie Lee Snell, 80, of Vian, OK, passed away on November 12, 2021.
He was born August 02, 1941, to Ben Snell and Agnes (Blossom) Snell in Little Kansas, OK.
Johnnie was an ordained minister. He pastored several churches and was strong in his faith. He loved his grandchildren very much and always encouraged them...
Ronald Keith Teague
Nov 12, 2021
Ronald Keith Teague of Sallisaw passed away November 12, 2021, at the age of 79.
Ronald is preceded in death by his parents, Claude and Lillian (Lovell) Teague; Siblings W.C. Teague, James Teague, Lorene Cummings, Virginia Beck, Bonnie Taddlock, Irene Vermillion, Jackie Lindsey, and Great Grandchild Hunter Teague.
Survivors include his wife Jeanie Teague; Children...
Christopher Smith
Nov 7, 2021
Christopher Wayne Smith, 50, of Vian, OK passed away on November 07, 2021.
Christopher was born April 28, 1971, in Tulsa, OK to Christine Diane Shivel. He lived in Owasso, OK throughout his childhood, then later moved to Gore, OK with his grandparents. They settled in Gum Springs Community where they opened their store, Gum Springs Grocery....
Stella Mae Vaillancourt
Nov 6, 2021
Stella Mae Vaillancourt, 62, of Tahlequah, slipped peacefully into the arms of our Lord Jesus Christ on Sunday, November 7, 2021, in Tahlequah. She will be interred at Upper Camp Creek Cemetery in Roland, OK. She was born May 8, 1959, in Siloam Springs to the late Benjamin Harrison and Margie (Stanley) Ragsdale.
She grew up in...
Norma Jean Villalon
Oct 30, 2021
Norma Jean Villalon, 80, of Sallisaw, OK, passed away on October 31, 2021, in a Tulsa hospital.
Norma was born on January 01, 1941, to James and Ruby Akin, in Marked Tree, AR.
Survivors include her husband, José Villalon; 5 children, Cathy O’neal, Kenneth Smith, Andy Smith, Lori Smith, and Elizabeth Smith; 2 brothers, Robert...
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